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"Talbott has been with Blackhawk since its inception, and we would not be the global payments innovator we are today without her contributions," said Tauscher. "She has been integral to our rapid growth and diversification, and is well suited to lead Blackhawk forward in the rapidly changing payments industry. It has long been my intention for Talbott to one day lead the company as president and CEO, and I have supreme confidence in her abilities and leadership to carry this great organization forward."
In Roche's role as president and CEO, she will oversee Blackhawk's aggressive growth strategy and expanding product and solution portfolio, as well as direct all Blackhawk consumer and incentive business units.
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But even though the seasons have piled up on the veteran broadcaster, Lange still keeps up with the changing lineups adapting to the constantly changing updates with the teams.
"You have to do your due diligence, you have to do your work. You have to find out what is going on with that team, how much they have changed? They could have a coaching change. What's the philosophy?" Lange said.Watching the interview video from KDKA actually feels like it should be required viewing for any broadcasting student. Learning from Lange's routines and dedication to his craft is what makes a standout broadcaster even better.
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Our Team
QRP International has achieved great success due in no small part to the dedication, knowledge and expertise of its staff. In any industry where the people behind a company are as important as the company itself, QRP is blessed to have such energetic and customer-driven individuals.
Jacobus Groot
Managing Director
Jacobus was born in the Netherlands in 1969. He studied Tourism in Breda and International Management at the University of Maastricht. After his graduation he started a career in Project Management in various telecommunications companies. Being passionate about international management he worked in Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany , Cyprus, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Through his various experiences he wanted to improve project management, facilitating change.
In 2003 he started his long time dream to have his own company and founded QRP International which quickly grew to a Pan – European leader in Project Management training and consultancy.
Jacobus loves travelling, speaks Dutch, English ,German, Italian and some French. Wine and good food are his passion which he enjoys in his home town Como in Italy. In his free time he bikes around lake Como and plays Football. Jacobus is married and has 3 children.
Michelangelo Carbone
Operation & Finance Manager
Freshly graduated into business administration at European School of Economics in Bari, Michelangelo joined QRP in July 2004 as an intern in charge of doing market research for the Italian market, the company was then made of 2 persons: Jacobus and He. QRP activities increased quickly at an international level and he soon became in charge of finance and operation, ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective, planning, scheduling and controlling all QRP services provided worldwide.
As QRP's senior team members, Michelangelo is a reference and a guide for the whole team, always ready to answer to our (numerous!) questions, with patience and great understanding. Michelangelo is also an expert problem solver. We haven't met a problem he can't untangle. A man of few words, when he does speak up, we all listen. But don't let him fool you. Just under the surface, Michelangelo harbors a wicked sense of humor.
Outside the office, as a father of two sons, Michelangelo keeps pretty busy with his family life and his passion for reading.
Mathilde Lambert
Sales & Marketing Manager
A graduate from the University School of Management (IAE) of Lille in Business & Managerial Economics, Mathilde joined our team in February 2007 as Country manager for France, where she spent nearly seven years learning the ropes of the training and project management industry. During this period she took care of the French clients, managed the French website, email communications, and online advertising.
She found the data-driven work appealed to her analytical side and since 2014, those versatile skills set has served Mathilde well in her role as Global Sales and Marketing Manager. In addition to serving as sales representative to our international clients, she heads up our team of marketing experts, providing guidance on marketing and editorial plan, as well as creative development for the team.
When not sharing her marketing know-how and sales inputs, Mathilde likes to host friends, eat out, go hike, watch documentary, and spend time with her family spread all over Europe.
José María Cordero
Business Development Manager Spain
Graduated in Tourism from the University of Huelva, earned a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Cádiz, José María was also selected under the Erasmus Programme to study at the RWTH of Aachen (Germany). He completed his studies with a Master in International Business Management from the University Pablo de Olavide of Seville, specializing therefore in international commerce.
He was brought into the QRP team in 2016, taking a big step forward in his professional career. Always customer oriented and with a strong commercial vocation, José María has found in the training & certification consultancy sector an exceptional environment in order to continue enhancing these skills, active listening, advising and addressing the needs of professionals who wish to reach excellence in their business through certification.
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The sooner you start making a financial plan for yourself, the brighter your future will be. "Building habits, especially in your twenties, is so important for long-term success," says John Deyeso, a financial planner in New York City, who works with a lot of younger people (and is 37 years old himself).
1. Develop a marketable skill.
Think in terms of your career, not just a job. Because let's face it: You're probably not going to love your first job, and it won't be your last job. But you should try to make the best of it. My first job consisted mostly of fetching documents for colleagues and doing data entry. Ho-hum. But I learned all I could. Sure, sometimes the lesson of the day was: "I never want to do this again." But I also learned basic skills, such as the magic of Excel as well as proper office phone and e-mail etiquette, which are still extremely useful in my career.
Most importantly, I established a valuable skill (writing) and looked for and created opportunities to use it. I talked to my bosses about my writing, and they affirmed that I had a future in it. I wound up penning our press releases, editing an online column and writing anything that needed writing at our small company. Outside the office, I blogged and took on various freelance assignments—some for no money—to practice my craft and build my network.


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Before marketers start sharing content on social, they examine, evaluate, and pick, the platforms that are right for them. In short, most will be choosing the platforms where their audience hang out. While Facebook covers pretty much every age group, other social networks have more niche demographics. Snapchat is one of them.
Snapchat has long been regarded as a network for teens and young adults – also called Generation Z. And for good reason: users in this age group represent a majority on Snapchat. But recent figures have found that Millennials are joining Snapchat in droves. Today, more than half of new users are between 25 and 34, and this segment is growing twice as fast as those under 25.
However, this doesn't mean that both age groups use Snapchat in the same way.
Generation Z users hang out on the app to keep in touch with their closest peers. Contrary to Facebook and Instagram, arguably Snap's two biggest rivals, young Snapchat users feel less pressured to present themselves in the most favourable light. Snapchat mirrors real-life interactions, therefore sharing is made more natural and spontaneous.
A majority of Millennials use Snapchat in the same way: 73% of them send snap and Stories to their loved ones and nearly 7 in 10 have used the chat feature recently. However, what differentiates them, is that they are more keen to discover content through the app. 54% follow celebrities, 47% follow brands and 50% follow people they have never met – influencers for example.
Before even considering to venture onto Snapchat, marketers need to carefully consider this information. Regardless of what demographics they're aiming to interact with (not talk to!), marketers need to find a brand fit, so that the content they share contributes rather than interrupts.
If you haven't found yours yet, the full infographic by Influencer Marketing agency Mediakix may help you out:
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Another day, another hotel.
Iceland did not win Eurovision. We have saved this til next year.
Tonight I am in Copenhagen, the city formally known for the statue of the little mermaid. Recently for Noma, the restaurant deemed the best in the world for the second year in a row. Pretty impressive for a world full of wonderful culinary experiences.
I cannot tell you anything about the Noma menu or the food as the waiting list is three months. No dropping in as I had hoped. My appearance took place at Bryggen, which is in the same building so I did get to hear from the locals what the hype is all about.
To give you an idea, they use volcanic ash for spice and the mineral water is vintage - I do not remember the specifics but it was something akin to it being retrieved from a virgin spring at the root of the tree of life. The vegetables served arrive still rooted to the soil - in clay pots.
As life is about experience I have decided to make a reservation and come back here with my husband to try out the Noma experience. Promises made to write all about it.
Regarding this attendance I can only hope they change the menu between now and three months from today. Why? I was told the current menu includes a sampler involving a live shrimp. It arrives on ice with some dry ice smoke but when you pick it upo it squirms.
Personally I am not picky bit live food is a bit much. Rigor mortis is never appetizing but squirming - no thank you.
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All our staff members are extensively experienced and are implemented with the finest cleaning instruments and green products on the cleaning field for suitable end of tenancy cleaning in Bow Road. Using photos of the property before and after has again become very liked with some of our clients because they can't manage to always be at the place for new tenants moving in and photos assure them that end of tenancy cleaning service in Bow Road is perfect.
Are you curious to learn what of the bedroom of your residence is cleaned as a part of our end of tenancy cleaning service in Bow Road?
Our cleaners will wipe the bedroom doors, door-knobs, door-cases, the interior windows, window-sills and baseboards, will remove any cobwebs from the walls and ceilings, will clean the bed along with the mattress, will dust and wipe the interior and exterior of all wardrobes, clothes-presses and bedside tables, will dust and wipe clean the lampshades, reading and desk lamps, light switches, etc., etc. They will also empty and clean the waste-paper baskets and thoroughly vacuum the floor, without missing the areas which are particularly difficult to access such as the ones underneath the bed and the bedside tables.
It goes without saying that our cleaning teams will also clean other items which you want to be included in the cleaning, in addition to the above in case that there are any. Your individual needs are always taken into account and our service is entirely tailored to them.
Don't hesitate to call whenever you come up with the date and hours you wish to book, because if you try to book an end of tenancy cleaning service for domestic or commercial purposes in Bow Road at the last minute, there is a possibility that the cleaning team of the company, which you have chosen, is already hired by another customer for the time in which you wished the service to bedealt with.
Of course, the professional cleaners of our company in Bow Road are always prepared to come and help you out, even if you call at the last second – still, we think that it's better to take no chances and we strongly suggest booking in advance.
Are you curious to know what of the vestibule and stairway area of your property is cleaned as a part of our end of tenancy cleaning service in Bow Road? There is a evident answer to that question – your doorway and staircase will be cleaned and nothing will be left out when our professionals clean. The cleaning of the area includes: a removal of any spider webs from the ceiling, a dusting and wiping of the light switches and fittings, lamps, skirting boards, as well as a cleaning of exterior and interior doors, door-knobs, door-cases, door-sills, windows and window-sills.
Naturally we will also clean extra items which you would like to be a part of the service, if there are any. Your individual needs are always taken into account and our end of tenancy cleaning service is entirely tailored to satisfy them. All dustbins will be emptied and then cleaned by our cleaners, as an added value to the service. Another plus is that our end of tenancy cleaners in Bow Road use the latest cleaning equipment.
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SAN PABLO, CA --Contra Costa County received $12 million in federal stimulus funds to open a new health clinic to severe several communities in the western part of the county.
Doctors and local leaders joined Congressman George Miller at a ceremony at Doctor's Regional Medical Center in San Pablo.
Congressman Miller points out this and other projects would have never gotten off the ground without the stimulus money from Washington.
We see the Caldecott Tunnel without the stimulus money that project would still be waiting after a decade... Here at the West County Healthy Clinic we now see the ability to start a new clinic, improve health care, improve access and to provide hundreds of jobs at this location," he said.
The new facility in San Pablo will replace a smaller and outdated clinic in Richmond.


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There's this thing called personal space and a lot of people disrespect it probably because they feel it's a myth or very unnecessary. It's really hard to hide how uncomfortable this makes a person. For those who don't know, personal space is that region around a person that is theirs, they regard it psychologically as their space. It is very common for idea of personal space to be trashed completely especially in this part of the world where people are almost breathing in the air that comes out of your nostrils just because they want to have a conversation with you.
I've had so many experiences with people disrespecting my space and sometimes, I disrespect other people's personal space (I'm so sorry). I cannot count how many times people have stood too close to me when I'm on a queue especially ATM queues or how many times absolute strangers or even people I know lean in too close in a bus or something and sometimes even check out what I'm doing on my phone. This is one of the most uncomfortable things in the world right before people rudely staring at you and after the sweat of a random person touching your skin.
The most important thing to do in a situation where someone is clearly disrespecting your space is to exert dominance. Be clear with it and give them the option of stepping back or you could make it clear that you are uncomfortable by getting up or stepping back or constantly moving around the same spot till the message is received on the other end. Make it clear that the closeness is making you very uncomfortable in the most polite way possible but be free to get rude with time if nothing changes. Trust me, there's nothing worse than having people all in your personal space just because you didn't tell them to go away or take two steps back early enough.
Also, don't be scared to complain or to show your discomfort on your face unless it's maybe your boss or someone that you cannot be that cold to. There are ways to handle that though; keep making small and almost unnoticeable movements till you are on comfortable ground again. Do random things while you're paying attention to whoever is addressing you. Personally, I adopt the leaning in one direction and taking very small steps.
I am not and will probably never be used to people being in my space but since it's unavoidable sometimes, I use these to make myself as comfortable as possible in my space. It is not so hard to ask someone to lean back a bit or to please take two or fifty steps back as long as you get your comfort and you educate the person on the importance of personal space.
If you ever find yourself wondering if you're in someone else's space, you probably are. Just step back and allow the person to breathe and enjoy comfort.
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Rabbi James Kennard: Jewish Schools Are The Key
Why are Jewish schools so important in the establishment of Jewish identity? Why do studies throughout the world show that attendance at a Jewish day school, allied with a positive home environment, is so successful at promoting ongoing Jewish engagement?
It's not just the obvious – the quality and quantity of Jewish studies and the Hebrew language, the gateway to Jewish learning, literature and connection with Jewish people in Israel and around the world. Even though a Jewish school usually provides several hours a week of Jewish learning, skills and understanding provided by excellent and approachable educators, it's the "hidden curriculum" that makes the greatest difference.
In the last 15 years, Jewish schools in Melbourne have developed outstanding programmes of informal Jewish education; camps, Shabbatonim, lunchtime activities, minyanim and many other positive Jewish experiences. Whereas the formal lessons impact on the head, it is these out-of-classroom events that reach the heart. As a Maths teacher I may wish that my students will remember their trigonometry or calculus lessons for all time, but in reality the memories that will endure forever will be of how we turned the school upside down for Purim or coloured it Blue and White for Yom Ha'atzmaut.
And the hidden curriculum acts in more subtle ways. In a Jewish school, the rhythm of the school week is that of the Jewish week, with Friday a different and shorter day. The rhythm of the year is that of the Jewish year, as each Chag approaches and then recedes. In a child's eyes, an event's importance can be measured by its power to change schedules. So in a Jewish school, the importance of Shabbat and festivals is manifest.
Yet it's the unforeseen interruptions to the schedule that perhaps provide the most powerful message. When all lessons cease so that students can watch the release of Gilad Schalit, or to pray for peace and safety when Israel's at war, students truly understand the significance of the people and state of Israel in their lives.
Some may ask "if a student attends a Jewish school all their lives, and lives inside a 'Jewish bubble', then how can they integrate into the wider society at University or beyond?". The answer is provided by the hundreds of thousands of graduates of schools such as the mainstream institutions in Melbourne and their similar counterparts around the world. These myriads of students have, over the last fifty years, made their way through, and indeed contributed greatly to, each of the concentric communities – Jewish, national and global – around them. The evidence suggests that the in this endeavor the Jewish schools have not hindered, but helped.
For many Jewish graduates of non-Jewish schools (and I speak from personal experience), life becomes compartmentalized into distinct Jewish and general components, with at best a porous membrane in between. But a student benefitting from the holistic, integrated experience of a Jewish school sees no division, but just "life", connecting to the world but permeated with Jewish identity. They can grow to be knowledgeable, engaged, Jews, with the confidence to wrap themselves in an Israeli flag or to stand on stage and tell their family's story on Yom HaShoa. This pride and comfort in their identity comes from growing in a safe and empowering Jewish environment, that gives our graduates the confidence to take their place as Jewish Australians without a hint of a dichotomy between the components of their identity.
Some might say that I have a vested interest, that I promote Jewish schools because I work for one. But the truth is the reverse. I consider it a tremendous privilege and blessing to be an educator, able to help young people grow and learn in a Jewish school, and thereby to give them the tools to build Jewish life and to build Jewish lives.


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Market Closes Mixed
BRUSSELS -- Shares closed mixed Tuesday, though the market's main index was dragged down by losses in shares of Electrabel .
The Bel-20 Index fell 4.75 to 3185.57. However, advancing issues outnumbered decliners, 14 to five. One stock ended the session unchanged.
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KUALA LUMPUR: As a nation that does not see a single flake of snow throughout the year, it was a proud moment for Malaysia to see the Jalur Gemilang paraded during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea today.
Figure skater Julian Yee was given the honour of being Malaysia's flag bearer at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
Also present at the opening ceremony parade were chef-de-mission Datuk Dr Mumtaz Jafaar, alpine skier Jeffrey Webb and team manager Irene Cheow.
"This is a great honour for me, especially as we are a country which does not have a winter season," said Julian before the opening ceremony.
The Malaysian contingent, with only two athletes, are one of the smallest among the 92 countries and almost 3,000 athletes competing in Pyeongchang.
There have not been any lofty targets set for Julian and Jeffrey, whose events start on Feb 16 and Feb 18 respectively at the Winter Olympics.
Their participation in Pyeongchang, nonetheless, is certain to inspire a future generation of Malaysian winter sport athletes.


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New Article About German Culture and Etiquette
As I've mentioned in other posts, I've also been writing for a website called FluentU. It's a great site with a lot of blogs, but that's not even the main thing they do. They also have a great language learning app for many different languages. There are free and paid versions, so if you're learning English (or German, Spanish, Portuguese, or any of several other...
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How to Talk about Hopes in English
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Song of the Week: 'Superstitious' by Europe
Hi everyone! I didn't do a Song of the Week last week because I had a short vacation, but I'm back this week with one that I really like. Since today is Friday the 13th, I thought it would be appropriate to choose a song about superstitions. There's "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, which is a great song, but the lyrics are a little more difficult...
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The aim of the project is to undertake a multidisciplinary, comparative study of the development and social effects of inheritance law in the Nordic countries taking a long-term perspective, covering the period from the beginning of the high Middle Ages until the present day. Inheritance law is one of the most basic and comprehensive fields for regulation of society, because it defines how property and resources shall be transferred from one generation to another, and thereby has far-reaching consequences for the overall distribution of resources and means of subsistence for succeeding generations. Thus, it has been closely interconnected with marriage practices and strategies, demographic development, family and household organisation as well as varying forms of cohabitation in general. Through the structures and conditions it establishes, inheritance law also defines a specific 'space of action', where various strategies could be implemented by various actors, following partly coinciding and partly contradicting interests. This applies to the direct descendants of the deceased, the closest relatives on each of the former spouses' sides, as well as the relationship between the direct descendants and the surviving spouse, having basic needs for further provisioning after the death of the partner – not to forget the interests at stake when people remarried. Thus, a major question concerns the degree to which it has been possible for the deceased/testator or the older generation to influence property distribution among later generations by implementing certain measures while still alive: by making wills, bestowing gifts or establishing trusteeships, foundations or entailed complexes of property.
Through the ages, the inheritance and family laws of the Nordic countries display many common features and points of contact, but at the same time clear differences have also been manifested in legislation and court practice. This development will be analysed through a comparative approach, focusing not only on the similarities and variations within Nordic legislation concerning inheritance, but also on wider European and multicultural influences. Contemporary inheritance law is facing challenges that arise from recent societal development. This relates not only to the loosening of kinship ties due to changes in family structure and new patterns of cohabitation, as well as the shift that has occurred with the welfare state's increased responsibility for support and provisioning that originally rested on family ties. The challenges are also connected with the increased diversification of value-orientation in the population, partly due to the increase in international mobility and cross-border relations, leading to a higher degree of co-existence between various groups displaying different legal traditions, and demands for international harmonizing of inheritance procedures. The aim of these investigations will be to present a comparative account of Nordic inheritance law in a long-time perspective, stretching from the high Middle Ages and until the current situation.
The project work will focus on four fields of investigation:
1) Inheritance legislation: First, the interests, premises and mechanisms at work during the process of legislation should be highlighted, including local power structures and needs conceived as imperative from a domestic point of view, as well as the interaction with and reception from other legal systems. This concerns the influence from Roman and Canon law (international ecclesiastical law) during medieval times, the German-Roman law of the 16th and 17th centuries, the German pandect law of the 19th century, as well as the impact of various Common Law traditions in recent times.
2) Wills, probate cases and court practice: Secondly, focus will be directed on how various actors have tried to promote their own purposes in relation to property devolution by the use of wills, marriage contracts and legal disputes. This should be studied in the context of various challenges posed by actual transformations of society, provoked by such factors as population increase, changing social stratification and family structure and the development of new forms of livelihood (e.g. as the result of industrialisation).
3) Property design: In addition, a series of measures has often been applied in order to meet particular requirements of the legators and their partners/families, relating to the desire to keep property or business complexes together and to prevent dispersal by default application of inheritance law. Special concerns for providing support and subsistence for the heirs and other relatives might also have played a role. These measures may be understood as particular cases of 'property design' and comprise such measures as the establishment of foundations, specifically entailed estates (fidei commissum), legacies, and pensions, as well as the ascription of usufructuary rights and rights to draw rent from specific property complexes. The use of trusteeships for minor heirs and the surviving spouse's right to retain undivided possession of conjugal property should also be taken into consideration in this respect. Foundations and legacies are on the one hand a useful device for preserving property complexes, but may also cause problems when they are used for supporting families, because of the requirements of irrevocable separation and independent management. The aim is to study the varying application of such measures over time, and among different social strata. Of particular interest is the institution fidei commissum, which – based on European models – seems to have been introduced in the Nordic countries during the 17th century.
4) Status of persons and acting options: A fourth approach consists of studying the options for actions and possible strategies that might be followed by various actors, according to their status and the roles they are allotted in the process of property devolution; e.g. as married spouse, unmarried, or descendant – born either in or out of wedlock. More broadly, this concerns the individual status ascribed to particular persons: how they are regarded by the other actors, whether they are supposed to follow their own, individual interests, or whether they were conceived as representatives of the wider kinship group, expected to act in the interest of a particular kindred. Of particular interest in this respect is the occurrence of allodial rights (odal right) which was predominant in most Nordic countries – except Iceland – during Medieval and Early Modern times, and which gave certain members of a kin group the right of pre-emption and redemption of landed property that had been owned by members the same kindred for a minimum of time, defined by a specified number of generations or years.
The project group consists of social and legal historians from all Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
Asland, JohnProfessor University of Oslo (UiO)
Holdgaard, MarianneProfessor Aalborg University
Jónsson, MárProfessor University of Iceland
Korpiola, Mia MargaretaProfessor University of Turku
Magnusdottir, AudurAssistant Professor University of Gothenburg
Selmer, Bodil RobertsProfessor Aarhus University
Sigh, Helle Ingrid MøllerHead of Department Strandingsmuseum St.George
Vogt, HelleAssociate Professor University of Copenhagen
Previous events
12 Jun 2015(all day)Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo
28 May 2015(all day)Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo
18 May 2015(all day)The Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo The Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo
13 May 2015(all day)The Turrent room, CAS The Turrent room, CAS
08 Apr 201512:00 - 13:00Turret room, CAS Turret room, CAS
23 Feb 2015Seminar: Inheritance strategies, inheritance disputes, and donations in 'free and perpetual alms' in relation to the Norman Conquest of England(all day)The Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo The Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo
27 Jan - 29 Jan 2015Seminar on Space of Action: Donations & Inheritance – Strategies, Relations and Historical Development from Late Roman Period until Modern Times(all day)The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
06 Jan 2015(all day)The Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo The Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo
03 Dec 2014(all day)Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo Turrent Room, CAS, Oslo
24 Oct - 25 Oct 2014(all day)
21 Oct 201412:00 - 13:00Turret room, CAS Turret room, CAS
Group leader
Lars Ivar HansenTitle Professor Institution University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)


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Judah – my 2.5 year old – collects blankets.
At any given time, he'll be toting up to 9 of his "blues," "minis," or "silkies" around the house. Lounging on them with a chocolate milk bottle, or arranging them for an afternoon nap.
We all think it's endearing. And quite humorous to see his love affair that is uniquely his own, untaught by any of us.
Yes, not all of our habits are as charming as a 2.5 year old's fetish with blankets. But we probably have at least one that's genuinely "us." That makes us unique.
If it's annoying to everyone around, maybe think about changing for the better. While no one may say it, that lip biting thing you do is kinda' awkward for everyone watching. So is the way you overreact to correction, or shake your foot incessantly at the table.
I'm not talking about areas where we need to mature socially or personally.
But that characteristically uncommon thing that's "so you"?
Don't change that. It's part of what makes you "you." And to the right people, you wouldn't be right without it.
I still cross my feet when I sit on my knees. My parents thought it was cute when I was a boy – my wife thinks it's cute today. And my kids all do it, too.
Genetic or not, its often our funkiest habits that become our trademarks. Learn to love 'em, not despise 'em. Doing so will only help you love who God invented you to be, and shed some of that ugly self-criticism.
And appreciate the mannerisms, traits, and oddities of those around you. Not only will you smile at the obvious God-fingerprints on them, but your life will be richer for it. ch:


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Thge last few weeks have been spent at Bahamian pace and that is even slower than Caribbean pace!
We eventually left Fort Lauderdale and headed to Miami/Dinner Cay (Coconut Grove). In order to get to Miami we had to leave the ICW and head out to sea. This was novel in itself as we hadn't seen open water in a good few months. we were quite excited at the prospect of a sail. Ce la Vie – it was not to be, we had just gotten the main up and jib set when the wind decided to disappear. So we motored all the way to Miami and up Government Cut where a minimum of 5 cruise liners were lined up. My goodness but these things are huge. Eventually we rejoined the ICW on the other side of the bridge that was too low for us to get under and were back running in a depth of just over 2 metres for the next few miles. It is nerve racking.
Anyway we had a bit of a hoot trying to find our way across a few sandbanks, into the right channel which would take us to the mooring field with some 200+ mooring balls. We actually ended up with the water taxi man kindly leading the way! Anyway here we spent a week or so waiting for the ever elusive weather window to cross the Gulf Stream. It allowed us time to do the touristy thing at Coconut Grove and Miami. What an amazing skyline it has from the water – skyscrapers abound. We spent a day doing open top bus tours and basically covered the Little Havana and the famous or infamous south beach where Al Capone did much of his business. Apparently as this was not the desired image and the state have worked hard to make it a happening place for all the right reasons. It was fascinating stuff.
We managed to meet a few new cruisers along the way and spend some social time with them. Eventually there was a weather window and it was battlestations! We left in the early hours, around 4 a.m. It turned out the other 20 or so boats in the anchorage all had the same idea and so it was a bit like the Armada heading out. As it happened the crossing was absolutely fine. We motored all the way in a fairly choppy sea making the necessary 20 degree adjustment to compensate for the Gulf Stream. We passed onto the Great Bahama Bank through Gun Cay Cut which was a bit of a challenge as there are too many shallows for comfort. By sundown we had chosen a spot on the banks to drop the hook in about 2.5. metres for the night and shared supper with Free n' Br'easy before hitting the pillow. It is very comforting to know you have another boat close at hand when there is no land in sight for miles and miles. It is disconcerting to be able to anchor in such shallow water and be aware that the nearest land is 30 miles away or more.
Next day we beat a path for Chub Cay (which is privately owned by a Fishing club annual membership $15k!) where we would be able to do customs and get a cruising licence. Welcome to the Bahamas – that will be $300 for the licence, $100 to come ashore and leave the dinghy while visiting the airport to do the official bit, $10 to use the bus to take you to the airport. O.K. – do you take credir cards – asked John. The reply was no sir – cash only. Talk about feeling poverty stricken as we only had $311 in our pockets!
Anyway we anchored outside the marina entrance in the end as it would have cost about $104 for the night to berth there but we avoided the $100 dinghy charge! Typical Scots I'm afraid. As it turned out thw Dock master ( Dan Scott) decided to wave the dinghy charge as he likes to look after his cruisers. Grateful as I was John didn't have a bean to tip him with.
As it turned out it was a beautiful spot and the waters are just like you see in the movies. Emerald, turquoise and aqua rippling above pure white sandy bottom – fantastic. Unfortunately you couldn't land on the goregous white sandy beach as it had a dirty great sign up saying it was PRIVATE. Nonetheless we stayed an extra day and even had a swim (but it was much cooler than expected) . However overnight the wind picked up and we were awake and keeping an eye on anchor position. As it runed out we didn't drag but the boat alongside did so John got out the foghorn and wakened the whole anchorage trying to get their attention. Eventually they surfaced and had to re-lay. Then a boat which had arrived in the dark under sail through the narrow rocky and shallow entrance (crazy but hey ho) told us that they had no engine and were sorry they were getting so close to us. At tht point , just as daylight was breaking, we upped anchor and beat a hasty retreat to Nassau to find an ATM!
Cruise liner city. They come in a narrow entrance and line up alongside each other. Disgorge a few thousand passengers apiece for about 6 hours and then leave. Not sure if they do bring much to the economy but the area close to the dock is full of obscenely expensive jewellers, dress shops etc alongside local ladies selling straw imports. The only up side was John found a Starbucks where he enjoyed a mocha frappacino. We took a local bus and managed to get ourselves connected to Bahama network and also found an ATM or two. The key purchase was a replacement macerator pump as the current one is leaking into the bilges EEyuk. After a night at anchor in the main Nassau channel we headed out across the bank to navigate Porgee Rocks and heading to Highbourne Cut.
It appears that winter in the Bahamas can be very unpredictable weather wise. We were stuck on anchor at Highbourne for 3 days before reconnecting with Free n 'br'easy who had been in the marina there. We all headed down to the Exuma National Park at Warderwick Wells where we picked up mooring balls and went ashore to explore. It didn't take long to cover the area. It is becoming clear that the Bahamians have done remarkably well to have survived these harsh arid islands for centuries. The colours of the water vary so much depending on the depths but they are stunning and so intense that at times your eyes get sore with the beauty/brightness. John went swimming after the explore ashore and was no sooner back in the boat when a huge nurse shark came calling. He lingered on the sea bed for ages and we noticed there was a remora feeding on his back. There were also quite a few large rays swimming around the shallows of the mooring balls. Needless to say we were in no rush to swim again. There is however not a lot of fish to see other than these big things.
Staniels Cay was the next port of call. Free n B came too and we anchored close and shared a few meals together. It is always lovely when you connect with folk and they are good fun. This Cay is known for a major tourist attraction i.e. a cave known as 'Thunderball cave' as it featured in the James Bond movie of that ilk. Well Bond cay is just a few miles away as well. Anyway we dinghied to it in the early morning only to find the tide so high the entrance would have been very difficult. So we went back again late afternoon. By this time it was like Paddy's market with dinghies galore, jetskis and tourist motor boats. The snorkellers were decidely rude and at one point John got kicked in the face by a guy who was so eager to get into the cave. Crazy – anyway it was a cave with some fish including a sizeable grouper and couple of gorgeous Angel fish, in it and a hole in the roof – of course the 50 folk all in there trying to see it made it extra special!!!!!! We didn't linger – why would you?
By this time we were considering heading towards Georgetown. Then we got the weather forecast – groan. Suffice to say the next front was coming in and bringing big winds with it. Big Majors Cut is a wide basin which gives shelter from N E and S but these winds were going to have a westerly edge to them. Anyway we decided to stay put and weather it. Blimey it blew over 40 knots during the night and by morning the radio was full of stories of dragged anchors, sleepless nights and even news that a salvage boat was on its way to a boat just round the corner from us which had gone aground on rocks. The seas were then far to big to move so we waited another day for them to settle – only they didn't. Another blowy night from the north this time . Do we do this for pleasure – really? Fortunately the next day the wind was down enough to up anchor and find a change of view.
Galiot island isolated and between two cuts meant that we spent a very uncomfrortable night and found ourselves playing cards at 4 in the morning to stave of the notion of sea sickness. Needless to say anchor was up and we headed back north to find a more favourable anchorage for the next heavy wind that was coming.
BLACK POINT One of the few established communities with a school, 2 churches, a shop and restaurant or two not to mention a proper laundermat.
We are on anchor surrounded it seems by Island Packets (6 at the moment) Think we should have a muster! Anyway the wind has relaxed a little and everyone is drawing breath and contemplating where to go to next. John has been busy fixing things again. The generator this time (slipping belt). He'd just replaced the water pump so we were gutted when we didn't get to watch Tutti Frutti during the storm the other night.
Hopefully tomorrow the Exuma Sound will have settled down enough for us to venture towards Georgetown in an easterly. Would have preferred a little north to help us on our way but it is never there when you want it and for sure there when you don't.
As I said at the beginning not a lot of news but hope you enjoyed what there is over a cuppa. Missing folks from home and really appreciate continuing e mails – keep them coming folks they are our life line. Fingers crossed for the team on Saturday here's to them consolidating their previous performance with another win.


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Hip pain is a common symptom of alot of my patients. I have had great success in treating many contions that cause hip pain and I have discovered some simple exercises and stretches along with my adjustments that can help eliviate hip pain.
First exercise is to sit on the edge of a hard chair. Make sure you feet are flat on the floor and your knees are at a 45 degree angle. Put a ball about the size of a soccer ball between your knees and gently squeeze the ball for a total of 5 reptitions. If you have no trouble with the 5 repetions, repeat 5 more and notice how you now have better range of motion in your hips when you stand up.
This is a great exercise to do before running, as it helps hips to properly rotate before the impact of the run.
A great stretch to do for hip pain is to lay on your back and bring your right knee up and hug it into your left shoulder. You should feel the stretch in your buttocks. Hold this stretch for 30 seconds and repeat on the opposite leg. If you feel a pinch in the front of your leg when doing this strech, it means you have a pelvic misalignment and other muscles are "pinching" and you need a chiropractic adjustment which will relieve this.
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Death Row Inmates Should be Used for Medical or Scientific Testing Without Consent
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First round is acceptance.
For the purpose of the debate, assume the death penalty is being used against murderers (not counting accidental murders) and assume the criminal justice system is perfect (no one is wrongly found guilty in court).
I accept.
Death row - a prison block or section for prisoners sentenced to death.
Inmates - a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.
Should - used to indicate what is probable.
Be - occur; take place.
Used - take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing a purpose or achieving a result; employ.
For - with the object or purpose of
Medical - of or relating to the science of medicine, or to the treatment of illness and injuries.
Or - used to link alternatives.
Scientific - based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.
Testing - the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
Without - in the absence of.
Consent - permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
BoP is on Pro. Thank you.
Because death row inmates are going to die anyways we should use them for scientific or medical testing where the patients are at risk of dying.
There. I just provided a reason of why "Death Row Inmates Should be Used for Medical or Scientific Testing Without Consent." Con can choose to rebut that and we can spend the remaining rounds debating the topic as originally intended or Con can attempt to show why her provided definitions of terms must be accepted.
Yes, I accepted the resolution "Death Row Inmates Should be Used for Medical or Scientific Testing Without Consent", but you never defined any of the terms. If you don't define them, then I'm allowed to. So technically you didn't lay out the debate fully. All you said in the first round that acceptance is the round and you said hypothetical what if scenarios. You never stated any rules so as your opponent, I'm allowed to set rules and define terms. Having clarity is good for both me, you, and readers. My terms don't change the way the debate can be interpreted, all they do is provide clarity.
Anyway, let's go to the real rebuttal. All my opponent says is that the death row inmates are going to die anyway so we might as well use them in tests that can kill them. This logic is terribly flawed, as we're all going to die at some point, whether we're death row inmates or not.
I'll plug in a different group of people into this argument and we can elaborate on that. "Because the elderly are going to die anyways we should use them for scientific or medical testing where the patients are at risk of dying." That sounds absolutely terrible, right? It's no different for death row. This is just a bare assertion. There's absolutely no evidence to support your argument.
Thank you. I look forward to my opponent's defense. In Round 3, I shall provide my opening statements.
DBA10 forfeited this round.
Though my opponent has forfeited, I'll post my arguments anyway.
(Note: Point A is mostly taken from a previous debate on the death penalty. You can find it here: http://www.debate.org...)
A. Our Unalienable Rights
In The Declaration of Independence, we see this:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." [1]
According to The Declaration of Independence, we are born with unalienable rights and we must secure these rights. One of those rights happen to be life. My opponent says that experiments should be used on death row inmates, even if they're at a risk of dying. This destroys the entire concept of unalienable rights.
"'Unalienable rights' are ours to keep, by virtue of our Creator. So said Thomas Jefferson through the Declaration of Independence..." [2]
The right to life may not be taken away, like my opponent suggested.
B. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The Eighth Amendment of The Constitution forbids the usage of cruel and unusual punishment. Case in point:
"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." [3]
Performing human guinea pig like experiments on inmates goes against this, especially if you don't get the consent of the victim, but that is where my next point comes in.
C. Informed Consent and Other Requirements of Human Ethics
According to The Belmont Report from the Office for Human Research Protections, this type of experimentation goes against human ethics.
"Informed Consent. -- Respect for persons requires that subjects, to the degree that they are capable, be given the opportunity to choose what shall or shall not happen to them. This opportunity is provided when adequate standards for informed consent are satisfied." [4]
But this isn't the only example.
"Voluntariness. -- An agreement to participate in research constitutes a valid consent only if voluntarily given. This element of informed consent requires conditions free of coercion and undue influence. Coercion occurs when an overt threat of harm is intentionally presented by one person to another in order to obtain compliance. Undue influence, by contrast, occurs through an offer of an excessive, unwarranted, inappropriate or improper reward or other overture in order to obtain compliance. Also, inducements that would ordinarily be acceptable may become undue influences if the subject is especially vulnerable." [4]
Death row inmates wouldn't have the option to volunteer for this position, they'd just be thrust into it without explanation. And one more example to really top it off:
"Information. -- Most codes of research establish specific items for disclosure intended to assure that subjects are given sufficient information. These items generally include: the research procedure, their purposes, risks and anticipated benefits, alternative procedures (where therapy is involved), and a statement offering the subject the opportunity to ask questions and to withdraw at any time from the research. Additional items have been proposed, including how subjects are selected, the person responsible for the research, etc." [4]
All of these connect with the consent and information given to the inmates. Overall, it's against human ethics to perform experiments on death row inmates without informed consent, voluntariness, or information on the research.
Those are just three reasons why death row inmates shouldn't be used in medical or scientific experimentation without the consent of the inmate. Thank you.
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How can this be? First of all, starting any new job, much less a new career is difficult and stressful. The majority of new law graduates end up working in law firms. And with the consolidation of firms that began in the '90s, these neophyte lawyers often find themselves working in firms with hundreds, if not thousands of other lawyers. The first thing most new lawyers learn to their dismay is that in a firm, they largely lose all control over their schedules. For the first time in their lives, their needs are subordinate to senior associates, partners and clients. In school, most students set their own schedules- when to study and when to play. In a law firm, schedules are set by someone else and there is very little, if any, time to play.
The billable hour requirement is your new time management master. Worse, much of the work new lawyers do isn't even billable. As a result, new lawyers have to work a great deal of hours, frequently giving up evenings, weekends and holidays due to last minute demands of others. Even worse yet, the billable hour dragon is also the metric by which new lawyers are compared to other lawyers in the firm. The comparisons that occur throughout law school- the grading curve, class honors, Law Review, etc. only get worse when billable hours are used to determine compensation and partner potential.
And unfortunately, in some cases, this leads to unhealthy competition among new associates. In a law firm, you will likely be surrounded by a lot of arguably brilliant people. Even if you're very smart, you may feel pretty stupid when faced with the typical law firm talent pool. Further, because most law firm lawyers engage in practice specialties, you are guaranteed to encounter lawyers on a daily basis who are much better than you at almost anything as it relates to those specialties.
New lawyers, who received little feedback (other than grades) in law school, suddenly find their work, pleadings, briefs, memos and the like bathed in red ink by a senior associate or partner. And the red ink may not even be the result of bad work by the lawyer, it's simply that the grader has different preferences or practices.
And then there are politics. And law firms are frequently partnerships, where every partner gets a vote. Politics are a part of corporate America and the American Way, for that matter. But politics taken to an unhealthy level can lead to unhappiness and frustration, especially in the eyes of a younger and idealistic lawyer. These new lawyers can easily become disillusioned and jaded when they begin to realize that decisions are not always made on their merits, but rather on the basis of political expediency.
Finally, many new lawyers began the study of law with the aim of helping people, fighting injustice and defending the oppressed. Unfortunately, law student debt can quickly divert those students into the more "practical" law firm career track. Simply, the money is too enticing to resist. So, these students believe, deep down inside, that they have "sold out" for money. They see their peers working as public defenders and prosecutors and end up hating firm life because they mistakenly believe that after all, the practice of law is really all about money.
Which brings me to the point.
In spite of all of the above, I believe that most new lawyers should work, at least for a while, in a law firm. The reason is actually pretty simple. In a law firm, you are surrounded by lawyers. And the practice of law is, in reality, a trade of sorts. You learn the practice of law by doing. Certainly, law school and the bar exam provide you with a great deal of the skills and knowledge required to practice law- legal reasoning, effective writing, black letter law and procedural matters. But with the practice of law, you learn by doing. There is simply no way around it.
Until you have actually drafted your first motion for summary judgment, you really cannot fully understand the elements of a claim, defenses, and the use of precedent to effectively support your position. Until you have conducted due diligence, you cannot understand the critical components of an asset purchase agreement. The practice of law is at its core, the essence of a trade (at the risk of offending anyone, this is also the same process by which plumbers learn to plumb and electricians learn to electrify).
If you doubt me, do a little Internet research. In the old days, you could become a lawyer without a Juris Doctorate, or even a college degree for that matter. Lawyers like Abraham Lincoln became lawyers by reading books, pleadings and perhaps working as a clerk for an established lawyer.
Certainly, today's lawyers are infinitely better educated when they sit for the bar exam. But at its core the practice of law is a trade. And trades have "tradesmen" (in law firm vernacular, we call them "senior associates" or "partners"), as well as "apprentices" (called, "first-years" or "second- years" and so on).
So here's the point. As much as you may hate law firm life, you are in reality, perfecting your craft. And you are doing it because you are surrounded by a number of lawyers who are better at it than you are. These lawyers will not only teach you, if you let them, but they will also keep you out of a great deal of trouble. Law firms not only are populated with great teachers with practical "real world" experience, but generally have incredible resources such as unlimited Lexis and/or Westlaw subscriptions, vast libraries and interesting continuing legal educations programs.
Law firms typically also engage in pro bono programs. This means that you may be able to practice in one of those areas you dreamed about in law school and actually get paid for it.
Which brings me to my other point. One of the best places to learn the practice of law is, curiously enough, at a law firm. You paid to go to law school and learned a great deal. In a law firm, you will quickly learn a great deal more, and they will pay you to do it. The practice of law is the perfect intersection between commerce and academia. You are paid to actually increase your own intellectual capital. You are paid to increase the value of your most important asset- your capability as a lawyer.
So, if you are still in law school and struggling with what you perceive as "selling out", take heart. You can work in a law firm for a while and maybe still accomplish your objectives. And you may even find, as many new lawyers do, that law firm life can be collegial, interesting and rewarding.
And if you are in a law firm and struggling with those new lawyer blues, take heart. More importantly, take an assessment of where you are. For people of faith, we call it "counting your blessings." You have graduated from law school. You have earned your law license. You are practicing law. And, you are likely making more money than you ever have in your life. Most importantly, you are developing your craft as a lawyer.
Is law firm life tough? It can be. But it doesn't have to be. If you keep it in perspective and remember the foregoing, it may actually become one of the high points of your legal career.
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ALBANY — Mayor Bloomberg yesterday urged state lawmakers to turn Gov. Cuomo's massive proposed cuts to the city into an opportunity to shed high-cost state mandates in areas like pensions and education.
"The public says, 'Spend less.' But Albany forces us to spend more. And our employees, and those who need their services, are getting crushed in the middle, because if we are spending on things we don't need while sacrificing the things we do need, we all lose," Bloomberg told a joint legislative finance panel.
He warned that state cuts to the Big Apple — which he calculated at $2.1 billion — will force layoffs in every agency, the closing of about 100 senior centers and reduced services to homeless shelters and children in adoptive homes.
Bloomberg insisted the state aid cut to city schools is $1.4 billion.
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Bloomberg also urged lawmakers to create a fifth pension tier to rein in city costs and end a program that provides a $12,000 annual pension bonus to uniformed-service retirees.
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Neil Raitt creates large-scale oil paintings that explore the excessive nature of visual information through landscape paintings. His use of familiar "Bob Ross iconography" – alpine mountains and evergreen trees – is a practice in repetition, blurring the line between figuration and abstraction. In this immersive painting, Evergreen (Fade), the viewer is drawn through a hypnotic and mesmerizing composition of cool and natural colors. The work is comforting in imagery, yet surreal in presentation. Raitt has exhibited at Royal Academy of Arts and at Hockney Gallery, RCA, London. His work is held in a number of private and public collections, including Franks-Suss Collection and Saatchi Gallery, London. In 2013, Raitt was granted the prestigious artist residency from the Martini Arte Internazionale in Turin, and in 2009 he was awarded the Attenborough Prize for emerging talent in the visual arts. He won the 2014 Catlin Art Prize and is currently an artist-in-residence at Goss-Michael Foundation.
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What Happens To A Buzzing Train Station When All The Passengers Go Home
Train stations are a center of near-constant human hustle and bustle. There's hardly a moment when they're not swarming with passengers and filled with the sound of footsteps. However, this massive train station in New York hasn't seen a traveler in years. Take a look at these haunting photos by photographer Johnny Joo.
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The sensational new CutterVision Hollowing System
Updated Notice: Keep your eye on this spot. We will soon have an exciting announcement regarding a major update to CutterVision. If you are going to attend the SWAT Symposium in Waco, TX (starting August 24th), we will have a major announcement there. Come take a look and a test-drive of CutterVision Feel free to call us if you have questions.
Introducing our newest product - the fantastic hollowing system, CutterVision. The CutterVision product is a revolutionary leading-edge tool that shows the user the exact position of the cutter inside the hollow form. CutterVision displays a real-time image of the cutter position as you move about the hollow form. And CutterVision's capabilities are much more than just seeing the cutter. The CutterVision software, designed by experienced hollow form turner Stan Harder, gives the user the ability to define their desired wall thickness and draws a visible line, a halo if you will, around the cutter - any shape or size of cutter can be used. And CutterVision's tools make changing or adjusting the cutter position a very simple process. Change the color of the cutter wall-thickness halo from preset values, or adjust the color to your preference to provide the best possible contrast with your hollow form. You can alter the magnification of the image to zoom-in or out to give you the most advantageous view of your work.
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CutterVision simplifies the process of hollowing and greatly reduces the stress and anxiety sometimes associated with hollow form turning. No longer will you need to constantly stop to painstakingly measure the wall thickness of your turning - CutterVision will do that for you. In fact you can simply leave your calipers in storage - you just won't need them - you will only need to stop turning to remove chips. So, CutterVision lets you concentrate on your creativity to make beautiful forms and allows you to be more productive by greatly reducing the time required to complete each turning.
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CutterVision is designed to live in your shop environment and does not rely on an external computer. The whole electronics package and software reside in the CutterVision control box which is sealed to keep out dust. Totally solid state components generate virtually no heat and are made to be highly reliable. The camera is thoroughly tested and mounted for rigidity, and the mounting system is rugged and adjustable over a wide range. A mouse and/or remote control (both included) can be used to control the system. CutterVision comes with a one year warranty on all components, and is supplied with a perpetual license to the proprietary software. Free software updates will be available from time to time, and can be downloaded from the Customer Login page at our companion website, CutterVision.com. CutterVision is a wifi device, so if you have wifi available in your shop your updates can be downloaded directly to CutterVision....and you can watch turning videos, browse the internet, or check your email if you want to. While the mount system was designed to be compatible with our Gizmo Hollowing System, it can be easily adapted to most other hollowing systems. Give us a call and we will help you with mounting questions.
CutterVision includes the following components:
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If you are planning to make your visit to Croatia a driving holiday, you will be pleased to know that the roads are generally in good condition, albeit narrow and winding at times.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider is now available for Xbox One – and Crystal Dynamics, Twitch and Xbox have teamed up to add two new interactive features to Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One. According to the press release, "gamers who tune in to watch Rise of the Tomb Raider being played via the Twitch application on Xbox One will be rewarded with gifts for viewing someone complete a special event in the single-player game. Viewer gifts of in-game credits are handed out when the player completes a side mission, challenge tomb, crypt, and other specific achievements. These rewards … Read More »


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SOURCE: Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc.
December 11, 2013 08:33 ET
HIMR Finds Common Ground With Preferred C Shareholder to Nullify Dilution
HIMR Finds Common Ground With Preferred C Shareholder to Nullify Dilution
BLAINE, WA--(Marketwired - Dec 11, 2013) - Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc. (OTC Pink: HIMR) ("Hollund" or the "Company") (http://www.hollundindustrial.com/) an underwater forest management company, announced today that the Company has reached an amicable arrangement with its largest Preferred C shareholder (in principle), which will prevent the ongoing convertibility of the large block of preferred c shares.
"Let's not bullsh** anyone... This Company cannot sustain, nor allow the ongoing and incomprehensible amount of dilution experienced over the past two years," stated Peter Meier, President of Hollund Industrial. "The increase of the authorized shares made us realize we had to gain control. Everyone, including the primary preferred shareholder, was in favor of this progress, and now, we have a plan in place."
The Company has not yet confirmed the exact number of preferred shares the primary preferred shareholder will retire. However, management is confident that when the agreement is finalized, close to 100% of the shareholder's Preferred C Shares will be eliminated. This, in essence, will stave off any further unwarranted dilution; giving the Company the ability to allow its market value to grow in tandem with its operational success.
Meier continued, "For the first time in our history, we are poised to generate revenue; significant revenues. Our goal has always been to change the landscape of the underwater timber recovery industry, and now, finally, we are ready to do just that."
Management indicated that once the agreement has been concluded, they will begin to explore alternative options to a reverse split, as Meier concluded, "First we do away with unnecessary dilution. Next, we aggressively examine our cap structure and how best to resolve it, in a manner that supports shareholder value and the integrity of this Company. Then, we build Hollund Industrial Marine into the company we all envision."
About Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc.
Headquartered in Blaine, WA, Hollund Industrial Marine Inc. (OTC Pink: HIMR) seeks to align the interests of businesses, communities, utilities and governments by offering an integrated business model for underwater forest management. Hollund's model -- including resource and needs assessment, permitting, environmental and project planning, logging, milling, product branding and sales adds value for our shareholders, our partners and reservoir based communities.
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